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Although the American Revolution did little for women politically, women proved their worth on the home front. They demonstrated that they could be as involved -- and as useful -- as men, even if not fighting.
There were an awfull lot of people involved in the French Revolution, but to name 4 of the most important figures: - King Louis XVI - Queen Marie Antoinette - Maximilian Robespierre - Napoleon Bonaparte
France provided support to the US during the War of 1812 although they were tied up militarily with the UK in Europe. Napoleon was the Seller to the United States of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 which almost doubled the size of the states. The political mood of France was so Anti-Anglo that anything that vexed the UK was most pleasing to the French.
At the popular grass roots level it remained revolution based on bread and the hope for a better tomorrow. The peasants were not concerned with politics or Enlighternment Theory. Those were the concepts of theory and they were only involved in the hope of feeding the family.
The February Revolution (on Woman's Day in March) involved mass demonstrations and armed fights with police and the loyal forces of the Russian monarchy. Causes of the revolution were political and economic instability, technological backwardness and fundamental social divisions.